The soul is unwillingly deprived of truth.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

If you are a person that is willing to fulfill your reputation becoming famous, you should feel optimistic about your goals.

It's ridiculous, how people judge talent. Or, rather, don't judge. They just default to what everyone else thinks.

A wedding is no way to begin a marriage.

O, beautiful and grand, My own, my native land! Of thee I boast: Great empire of the west, The dearest and the best, Made up of all the rest, I love thee most.

Punishment and reward proceed from basically the same psychological model, one that conceives of motivation as nothing more than the manipulation of behavior.

Vegas; one of the few places still encouraging men in their fifties to dress like their in a boy-band from the 80's.

Sometimes God redeems your story by surrounding you with people who need to hear your past so it doesn't become their future.

There is a difference between who is important and who is significant.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.

The whole speculation about morality is an effort to find a way of living which men who live it will instinctively feel is good.